Chocolate-Mint Holiday Tarts Ingredients 1/2 pkg (16 oz) butter-flavored cookies (about 40 cookies)6 tbsp (90 mL) butter (3/4 stick), melted1/4 cup (50 mL) packed brown sugar8 oz (250 g) cream cheese1/2 cup (125 mL) powdered sugar6 drops green food coloring1/2 tsp (2 mL) peppermint extract1/4 cup (50 mL) chocolate sauce, warmed Crème de menthe chocolate candy curls (see Cooks Tip) Directions 1 Preheat oven to 350ºF (180ºC). Break cookies in half. Place half of the cookies into Manual Food Processor; cover and pump handle to form very fine crumbs. Transfer cookie crumbs to medium Bamboo Fiber Bowl. Repeat with remaining cookies. Add butter and brown sugar to mixing bowl; mix until moistened. Divide crumb mixture evenly among six Mini Tart Pans, pressing firmly into bottom and up sides using fingertips. Arrange tart pans on Medium Sheet Pan. Bake 5-8 minutes or until crusts are set and just beginning to brown. 2 Meanwhile, for filling, place cream cheese in Classic Batter Bowl. Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH 10–20 seconds or until slightly softened. Add powdered sugar, green food coloring and peppermint extract; mix well using Mix ‘N Scraper®. Attach open star tip to Easy Accent® Decorator; fill with filling and set aside (see Cooks Tip). 3 Remove sheet pan from oven. Carefully transfer tart pans to Stackable Cooling Rack using Chefs Tongs. Cool 5 minutes. 4 Carefully remove crusts from tart pans. Pipe filling over crusts; drizzle with sauce and garnish with chocolate curls. Yield: 6 servings of 1 tart Cooks Tips: To make chocolate curls, place crème de menthe chocolate candies on microwavable plate. Microwave, uncovered, on HIGH 5-10 seconds or until slightly softened. Using Vegetable Peeler, peel the thin edge of candy, pulling the blade towards you. For best results, place Easy Accent® Decorator filled with filling into freezer until ready to use (up to 5 minutes). This makes the filling stiffer and easier to pipe over crusts.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 05:54:00 +0000
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